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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE HELP ME One earthquake has magnitude 4.6. If a second earthquake has 390 times as much energy as the first, find the magnitude of the second quake.

OpenStudy (paxpolaris):

earthquake is measured in logarithmic scale

OpenStudy (paxpolaris):

so answer is\[\Large 4.6+\log_{10}\left( 390 \right)\]

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